I Carry Your Heart with Me

by E. E. Cummings, Mati McDonough (Illustrator)

Overview

I Carry Your Heart With Me is a children’s adaptation of the beloved E. E. Cummings poem, beautifully illustrated by Mati Rose McDonough.

Showing the strong bond of love between mother and child, within nature and throughout life, Cummings’s heartfelt words expressed through McDonough’s lovely illustrations combine to create a fresh yet classic portrayal of love.

First published by Liveright Publishing in 1952 in Complete Poems: 1904-1962 by E. E. Cummings, as “[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in),” “I Carry Your Heart With Me” has become a classic and very popular poem over the years. McDonough’s illustrations provide an original artistic interpretation on this familiar poem.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944903206
Publisher:	Abrams Appleseed
Publication date:	08/22/2017
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	1 - 5 Years

About the Author

E. E. Cummings (1894–1962) was among the most influential, widely read, and revered modernist poets. His many awards included an Academy of American Poets Fellowship, two Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Bollingen Prize. Among his many volumes are The Enormous Room and Tulips & Chimneys.

Mati Rose McDonough lives in San Francisco where she regularly encounters lucky elephants, talking birds, and a mysterious girl who always wears feathers in her hair. McDonough studied painting at the California College of the Arts and has had many shows around the country. She has been featured in several magazines and books including Artful Blogging magazine and The Handmade Marketplace.